Notice2022-12237
Agency Information Collection Extension
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Published
June 7, 2022
Issuing agencies
Energy Department
Abstract
The Department of Energy (DOE), pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995), intends to extend for three years, an information collection request with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 109 (Tuesday, June 7, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34676-34677]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-12237]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Agency Information Collection Extension
AGENCY: Office of Science, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE), pursuant to the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995), intends to extend for three years, an
information collection request with the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB).
DATES: Comments regarding this proposed information collection must be
received on or before August 8, 2022. If you anticipate any difficulty
in submitting comments within that period, contact listed in the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT as soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be sent to: Courtney Bracey, Office of
Information Management (SC-43), Office of Science, Department of
Energy, GTN Building/E-180, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC
20585, Direct: (301) 903-1844. Or by email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#54173b2126203a312d7a16263537312d1427373d313a37317a303b317a333b22"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="13507c6661677d766a3d51617270766a5360707a767d70763d777c763d747c65">[email protected]</span></a>. (301) 903-1844.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Courtney Bracey,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#db98b4aea9afb5bea2f599a9bab8bea29ba8b8b2beb5b8bef5bfb4bef5bcb4ad"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="9bd8f4eee9eff5fee2b5d9e9faf8fee2dbe8f8f2fef5f8feb5fff4feb5fcf4ed">[email protected]</span></a>, (301) 903-1844.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments are invited on: (a) whether the
extended collection of information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the
information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of
information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions
used; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on respondents, including through the use of
automated collection techniques or other forms of information
technology.
This information collection request contains:
(1) OMB No.: 1910-5178;
(2) Information Collection Request Title: Portfolio Analysis and
Management System (PAMS);
(3) Type of Review: Extension;
(4) Purpose: This existing collection is based on the Health
Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Electronic Handbooks
software. Discretionary financial assistance proposals continue to be
collected using <a href="http://Grants.gov">Grants.gov</a> but are imported into PAMS for use by the
program offices. Under the existing information collection, an external
interface in PAMS allows two other types of proposal submission: DOE
National Laboratories are able to submit proposals for technical work
authorizations directly into PAMS, while other Federal agencies will be
able to submit proposals for interagency awards directly into PAMS.
External users from all institution types are able to submit
Solicitation Letters of Intent and Pre-proposals directly into PAMS.
All applicants, whether they submitted through <a href="http://Grants.gov">Grants.gov</a> or PAMS, are
able to register with PAMS to view the proposals that were submitted.
They also are able to maintain a minimal amount of information in their
personal profile. The existing collection automates and streamlines the
submission, tracking, and correspondence portions of financial award
pre-review processes.
The information collected is used by DOE to select applicants and
projects for financial awards;
(5) Annual Estimated Number of Respondents: The following numbers
are calculated using the average of data received in fiscal year 2018
through fiscal year 2021. 7,278 PAMS new registrants, who are to
include 11,829 submitters of lab proposals, interagency proposals, pre-
proposals, and Letters of Intent (LOI) (assuming one person per
estimated submission) and 20,395 reviewers of proposals submitted
through <a href="http://Grants.gov">Grants.gov</a>;
(6) Annual Estimated Number of Total Responses: Annual Estimated
Number of Total Responses: The Office of Science receives about 581 DOE
National Laboratory and interagency proposals per year, based on an
average number of submissions received for (fiscal year 2018 through
fiscal year 2021) and about 7,087 pre-proposals and letters of intent
per year, based on an average of the data collected between fiscal year
2018 and fiscal year 2021);
(7) Annual Estimated Number of Burden Hours: 68,330;
(8) Annual Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $0.
Statutory Authority: Section 641 of the Department of Energy
Organization Act, codified at 42 U.S.C. 7251.
Signing Authority
This document of the Department of Energy was signed on June 2,
2022, by Asmeret Asefaw Berhe, Director, Office of Science, pursuant to
delegated authority from the Secretary of Energy. That document with
the original signature and date is maintained by DOE. For
administrative purposes only, and in compliance with requirements of
the Office of the Federal Register, the undersigned DOE Federal
Register Liaison Officer has been authorized to sign and submit the
document in electronic format for publication, as an official document
of the Department of Energy. This administrative process in no way
alters the legal effect of this document upon publication in the
Federal Register.
Signed in Washington, DC, on June 2, 2022.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2022-12237 Filed 6-6-22; 8:45 am]
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